Re-installing vista and itunes

I got my iPod Touch back in November and purchased the Jan and July s/w updates. My iTunes runs on a Windows vista PC, which I need to re-install due to some disk issues.
I've heard that if I re-install Vista and hence the iTunes s/w, my software purchases from Jan and July might be lost. Can someone pl. point me to some resource so I can do this safely without losing the s/w upgrades?
Thanks.

Hi there,
Have a look at these two thread links featuring the excellent A A P L
[HERE|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6655671&#6655671]
and [here|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6696784&#6696784]
Good luck,
Dud.
Message was edited by: Duddo - typo

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